Mariners move ahead after flurry of trades, roster overhaul
UPDATED: 6:26 p.m.
From a hospital bed in Las Vegas, Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto finalizes a trade for Edwin Encarnacion
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 13, 2018, 4:48 p.m.
Slugger Edwin Encarnacion has been traded to Seattle and first baseman Carlos Santana has returned to the Indians in a three-team deal that also involved Tampa Bay. The Rays got infielder Yandy Diaz.
Mariners move ahead after flurry of trades, roster overhaul
UPDATED: 6:26 p.m.
Seattle manager Scott Servais hopes his team can find success rebuilding with youth much the way the AL West rival Oakland Athletics have done
Seattle Mariners win approval for new lease
UPDATED: 8:44 p.m.
Seattle Mariners win approval for new lease
UPDATED: 8:44 p.m.
A 25-year lease for the Seattle Mariners to remain at their ballpark and related agreements have been approved by the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District Board.
Matt Calkins: Are the Mariners in fact building for a brighter future as they dismantle 2018 roster?
UPDATED: 10:04 p.m.
So a mom, dad and their two kids hop into a self-driving Subaru, zip under some hoverboards on their way to the stadium, slip on their climate-controlled jackets when they get out, devour their drone-delivered hot dogs 10 rows behind the third-base dugout, and get set to watch the Mariners’ first playoff game since 2001. What? Not a possibility? It isn’t feasible that the longest postseason drought in American sports can double in unsightliness over the next decade or two?
Phillies get Jean Segura from Mariners for Carlos Santana, J.P. Crawford
UPDATED: 3:07 p.m.
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired two-time All-Star shortstop Jean Segura from the Seattle Mariners for veteran slugger Carlos Santana and infielder J.P. Crawford on Monday. The Phillies also get left-hander James Pazos and righty Juan Nicasio in the trade.
Mariners send Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz and cash to Mets in 7-player trade
UPDATED: 1:43 p.m.
The New York Mets have acquired longtime star second baseman Robinson Cano and major league saves leader Edwin Diaz from the Seattle Mariners in a seven-player trade.
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From a hospital bed in Las Vegas, Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto finalizes a trade for Edwin Encarnacion
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 13, 2018, 4:48 p.m.
Slugger Edwin Encarnacion has been traded to Seattle and first baseman Carlos Santana has returned to the Indians in a three-team deal that also involved Tampa Bay. The Rays got infielder Yandy Diaz.
Mariners move ahead after flurry of trades, roster overhaul
UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 11, 2018, 6:26 p.m.
Seattle manager Scott Servais hopes his team can find success rebuilding with youth much the way the AL West rival Oakland Athletics have done
Seattle Mariners win approval for new lease
UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 10, 2018, 8:44 p.m.
A 25-year lease for the Seattle Mariners to remain at their ballpark and related agreements have been approved by the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District Board.
Matt Calkins: Are the Mariners in fact building for a brighter future as they dismantle 2018 roster?
UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 3, 2018, 10:04 p.m.
So a mom, dad and their two kids hop into a self-driving Subaru, zip under some hoverboards on their way to the stadium, slip on their climate-controlled jackets when they get out, devour their drone-delivered hot dogs 10 rows behind the third-base dugout, and get set to watch the Mariners’ first playoff game since 2001. What? Not a possibility? It isn’t feasible that the longest postseason drought in American sports can double in unsightliness over the next decade or two?
Phillies get Jean Segura from Mariners for Carlos Santana, J.P. Crawford
UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 3, 2018, 3:07 p.m.
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired two-time All-Star shortstop Jean Segura from the Seattle Mariners for veteran slugger Carlos Santana and infielder J.P. Crawford on Monday. The Phillies also get left-hander James Pazos and righty Juan Nicasio in the trade.
Mariners send Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz and cash to Mets in 7-player trade
UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 3, 2018, 1:43 p.m.
The New York Mets have acquired longtime star second baseman Robinson Cano and major league saves leader Edwin Diaz from the Seattle Mariners in a seven-player trade.
Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz deal framework agreed upon, pending final approvals in Mariners-Mets trade
UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 1, 2018, 8:45 p.m.
Multiple reports that were later confirmed by MLB sources said the Mariners will send $20 million to the Mets as part of the package.
Analysis: What a potential Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano trade to the Mets would mean for the Mariners
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 30, 2018, 8:43 p.m.
The Mariners are shopping a trade to the Mets that would send Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano to New York in exchange for two to three prospects. Here’s what that deal would mean.
Payroll-shedding Mariners ship reliever Alex Colome to White Sox for catcher Omar Narvaez
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 30, 2018, 7:58 p.m.
Reliever Alex Colome was acquired by the Chicago White Sox from the payroll-shedding Seattle Mariners for catcher Omar Narvaez.
Mariners hire Perry Hill as new 1st base and infield coach
Tue., Nov. 20, 2018, 5:57 p.m.
The Seattle Mariners have hired veteran coach Perry Hill as their new first base and infield coach after Scott Brosius decided not to return to the coaching staff in 2019.
Out of Right Field: Mariners are faced with complete rebuild with trade of James Paxton
UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 20, 2018, 7:17 p.m.
On Monday, Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto signaled to all in baseball that the M’s aren’t competing to end the longest playoff drought in American professional team sports for the foreseeable future after trading their best and most marketable asset. His next steps will determine how quickly the Mariners recover.
Yankees get James Paxton from Mariners for Justus Sheffield, 2 others
UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 19, 2018, 8:53 p.m.
Imagine a Mariners starting rotation without its most talented pitcher going into the 2019 season. As part of general manager Jerry Dipoto’s offseason of change, which isn’t a teardown, a build-up or a reset, but a re-imagining of the roster, Seattle has traded talented, but at times enigmatic left-handed pitcher James Paxton to the New York Yankees in exchange for three prospects.